diff --git a/roles/mediaimport/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mediaimport/tasks/main.yml
index ce618f10144756d5377b7c969eb49601bc9b56f3..6b17bce81201b8be1c13aeb9d739f012452af5d8 100644
--- a/roles/mediaimport/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediaimport/tasks/main.yml
@@ -122,20 +122,6 @@
     src: files/mediaimport
     dest: /etc/cron.d/mediaimport
 
-- name: create service override directory
-  file:
-    path: /etc/systemd/system/mediaimport.service.d
-    state: directory
-
-- name: create service override file
-  notify: reload systemd
-  copy:
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/mediaimport.service.d/override.conf
-    content: |
-      [Service]
-      User=root
-      Group=root
-
 - name: configure mediaimport
   when:
     - mediaimport_ms_api_key | d(false)